Grandparents:
Albert Magill and Bertha Jane Heller
Albert Blair Piper and Anna May Stiffler
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Obituary of Edgar Clayton Magill Jr. forwarded by Michael Imler Dodson on 8/26/2017
Edgar Clayton Magill Jr., 69, Duncansville, died Tuesday April 25, 2006, at Altoona Regional Health System, Bon Secours Hospital Campus emergency room.
He was born January 14, 1937, son of the late Edgar C. and Helen (Piper) Magill. He married Laura Mae Varner October 26, 1957, in Berryville, Va.
He was a 1954 graduate of Hollidaysburg High School and graduated from the carpentry program at the Williamson Trade School, Media.
Mr. Magill was a life member of Evangelical Lutheran Church, Duncansville, serving as a greeter and communion assistant.
He worked eight years in the building industry before joining the McLanahan Corp. as a pattern maker, retiring in 2000 after 34 years of service.
Mr. Magill was active in the Boy Scouts, played Softball for the Gorsuch Pharmacy team, coached Little League, Teener, Midget and Pee Wee leagues in baseball and coached youth bowling.
He was chairman of the Duncansville Community Days Committee for 10 years. Mr. Magill also was a life member of the Duncansville Fire Company served on the board of the Ambulance Association and served on the EMS board of directors. He was a member of the Indian Guides and PSAB board of directors.
Mr. Magill served as justice of the peace for 12 years and in 1986, he was elected mayor of Duncansville, serving for 20 years. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Mayors Association and the Association of Mayors of Boroughs of Pennsylvania. He also had served as a member of the Zoning Hearing Board and Planning Commission of Duncansville.
He was a member of Portage Lodge 220 F&AM, Hollidaysburg; AASR Valley of Altoona; Jaffa Temple, AAONMS, Jaffa Provost Guard and Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Forest 131.
His hobbies were woodworking, coin collecting, bowling, hunting, taking trips with the Tall Cedars, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren.
Surviving are his wife; two sons: Edgar C. Magill III and wife, Shirley, of Akron, Ohio, and Bruce A. Magill of Columbus, Ohio; a daughter, Donna A. Albright and husband, David, of Duncansville, with whom he resided; eight grandchildren: Kaytlyn and Andrew Magill of Columbus, Ohio, Larissa, Emily and Sara Kyler and Abby Albright, all of Duncansville, Sean and Scott Albright of Altoona; a great-grandson, Gian Albright of Altoona; and three brothers: Donald of Johnson City, N.Y., Albert of Maple Hollow and Robert of Lilly.
Friends will be received from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday at Sorge Funeral Home, Hollidaysburg, where a Masonic service will be held at 6:45 p.m. and firemen's service will be held at 7:15 p.m.
Friends will also be received from 10:00 to the 11:00 a.m. funeral services Saturday at Evangelical Lutheran Church, Duncansville, the Rev. Jaime G. Olson officiating.
Interment at Carson Valley Cemetery.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be given to the church or Shriner Children's Hospitals.
Sorge Funeral Home web page
Burial: April 29, 2006, Carson Valley Cemetery - Allegheny Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
================================
Forwarded by Michael Imler Dodson:
Duncansville mayor keeps best interest of town at heart
By Jason M. Prucey, Staff Writer
Edgar C. Magill Jr. was born and raised in Duncansville.
In fact, Magill, 62, has spent his whole life in Duncansville -- save three years when he went to a trade school in Philadelphia to learn carpentry
Upon his return, Magil was quick to make his mark on the town, busying himself building or remodeling many of the homes and buildings that comprise Duncansville's brick and mortar.
Magill has been a lifelong fireman at the Duncansville Volunteer Fire Department. He attended the now defunct Duncansville school system before he graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School.
He raised a family in Duncansville, he loves Duncansville, and he would never dream of leaving this town.
It's only fitting that Magill is the mayor of Duncansville. And as mayor, his mission is simple.
"I just like to do what is best for the most people in town, even if it's not good for me," Magill says. "It's a small town; we're going to keep it that way. There's no room for expansion.''
Of course, Magill is the first to admit little has changed in Duncansville in the 12 years since he took office. There are some new shops and a few more people, but that's about it. And Magill says that's just fine with him.
"It's a nice quiet little town. We don't have any problems with crime. This is a nice little town. You used to be able to say you knew everybody (in Duncansville). Now it's a little tough," he says.
For Magill, there's another side to being mayor along with serving the community: it's all about family tradition. Magill's father, Edgar Magill Sr., was a Duncansville tax collector and later justice of the peace before he became the town's first mayor in 1968.
Unable to hold the offices of both justice of the peace and mayor, Magill's father appointed him justice of the peace. Nearly 20 years and two mayors later, Magill became mayor in 1987. Magill is running unopposed in this year's election.
Magill says being mayor is gratifying and enjoyable, especially because holding office in a small town means much less of the haughty formality that is typical of big-city politics and a more relaxed approach to dealing with people.
While not tending to his official duties as mayor, Magill continues to work at McLanahan's, where he has been employed for nearly 34 years.
Magill profile
Mayor Edgar C. Magill Jr. of Duncansville
Job: Pattern-maker at McLanahan's
Time served as Mayor: 12 years
Education: Graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School; graduated in carpentry from Williamson Trade School in Philadelphia.
Family: Wife Laura, three children and four granddaughters
Goal tor Duncansville: To do whatever is best for Duncansville residents
Quotable: I just like to be close to home." - Altoona Mirror, 24 July 1999 (Altoona, Pennsylvania)
======================================================
Albert Magill and Bertha Jane Heller
Albert Blair Piper and Anna May Stiffler
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Obituary of Edgar Clayton Magill Jr. forwarded by Michael Imler Dodson on 8/26/2017
Edgar Clayton Magill Jr., 69, Duncansville, died Tuesday April 25, 2006, at Altoona Regional Health System, Bon Secours Hospital Campus emergency room.
He was born January 14, 1937, son of the late Edgar C. and Helen (Piper) Magill. He married Laura Mae Varner October 26, 1957, in Berryville, Va.
He was a 1954 graduate of Hollidaysburg High School and graduated from the carpentry program at the Williamson Trade School, Media.
Mr. Magill was a life member of Evangelical Lutheran Church, Duncansville, serving as a greeter and communion assistant.
He worked eight years in the building industry before joining the McLanahan Corp. as a pattern maker, retiring in 2000 after 34 years of service.
Mr. Magill was active in the Boy Scouts, played Softball for the Gorsuch Pharmacy team, coached Little League, Teener, Midget and Pee Wee leagues in baseball and coached youth bowling.
He was chairman of the Duncansville Community Days Committee for 10 years. Mr. Magill also was a life member of the Duncansville Fire Company served on the board of the Ambulance Association and served on the EMS board of directors. He was a member of the Indian Guides and PSAB board of directors.
Mr. Magill served as justice of the peace for 12 years and in 1986, he was elected mayor of Duncansville, serving for 20 years. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Mayors Association and the Association of Mayors of Boroughs of Pennsylvania. He also had served as a member of the Zoning Hearing Board and Planning Commission of Duncansville.
He was a member of Portage Lodge 220 F&AM, Hollidaysburg; AASR Valley of Altoona; Jaffa Temple, AAONMS, Jaffa Provost Guard and Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Forest 131.
His hobbies were woodworking, coin collecting, bowling, hunting, taking trips with the Tall Cedars, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren.
Surviving are his wife; two sons: Edgar C. Magill III and wife, Shirley, of Akron, Ohio, and Bruce A. Magill of Columbus, Ohio; a daughter, Donna A. Albright and husband, David, of Duncansville, with whom he resided; eight grandchildren: Kaytlyn and Andrew Magill of Columbus, Ohio, Larissa, Emily and Sara Kyler and Abby Albright, all of Duncansville, Sean and Scott Albright of Altoona; a great-grandson, Gian Albright of Altoona; and three brothers: Donald of Johnson City, N.Y., Albert of Maple Hollow and Robert of Lilly.
Friends will be received from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday at Sorge Funeral Home, Hollidaysburg, where a Masonic service will be held at 6:45 p.m. and firemen's service will be held at 7:15 p.m.
Friends will also be received from 10:00 to the 11:00 a.m. funeral services Saturday at Evangelical Lutheran Church, Duncansville, the Rev. Jaime G. Olson officiating.
Interment at Carson Valley Cemetery.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be given to the church or Shriner Children's Hospitals.
Sorge Funeral Home web page
Burial: April 29, 2006, Carson Valley Cemetery - Allegheny Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
================================
Forwarded by Michael Imler Dodson:
Duncansville mayor keeps best interest of town at heart
By Jason M. Prucey, Staff Writer
Edgar C. Magill Jr. was born and raised in Duncansville.
In fact, Magill, 62, has spent his whole life in Duncansville -- save three years when he went to a trade school in Philadelphia to learn carpentry
Upon his return, Magil was quick to make his mark on the town, busying himself building or remodeling many of the homes and buildings that comprise Duncansville's brick and mortar.
Magill has been a lifelong fireman at the Duncansville Volunteer Fire Department. He attended the now defunct Duncansville school system before he graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School.
He raised a family in Duncansville, he loves Duncansville, and he would never dream of leaving this town.
It's only fitting that Magill is the mayor of Duncansville. And as mayor, his mission is simple.
"I just like to do what is best for the most people in town, even if it's not good for me," Magill says. "It's a small town; we're going to keep it that way. There's no room for expansion.''
Of course, Magill is the first to admit little has changed in Duncansville in the 12 years since he took office. There are some new shops and a few more people, but that's about it. And Magill says that's just fine with him.
"It's a nice quiet little town. We don't have any problems with crime. This is a nice little town. You used to be able to say you knew everybody (in Duncansville). Now it's a little tough," he says.
For Magill, there's another side to being mayor along with serving the community: it's all about family tradition. Magill's father, Edgar Magill Sr., was a Duncansville tax collector and later justice of the peace before he became the town's first mayor in 1968.
Unable to hold the offices of both justice of the peace and mayor, Magill's father appointed him justice of the peace. Nearly 20 years and two mayors later, Magill became mayor in 1987. Magill is running unopposed in this year's election.
Magill says being mayor is gratifying and enjoyable, especially because holding office in a small town means much less of the haughty formality that is typical of big-city politics and a more relaxed approach to dealing with people.
While not tending to his official duties as mayor, Magill continues to work at McLanahan's, where he has been employed for nearly 34 years.
Magill profile
Mayor Edgar C. Magill Jr. of Duncansville
Job: Pattern-maker at McLanahan's
Time served as Mayor: 12 years
Education: Graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School; graduated in carpentry from Williamson Trade School in Philadelphia.
Family: Wife Laura, three children and four granddaughters
Goal tor Duncansville: To do whatever is best for Duncansville residents
Quotable: I just like to be close to home." - Altoona Mirror, 24 July 1999 (Altoona, Pennsylvania)
======================================================
Grandparents:
Albert Magill and Bertha Jane Heller
Albert Blair Piper and Anna May Stiffler
====================================
Obituary of Edgar Clayton Magill Jr. forwarded by Michael Imler Dodson on 8/26/2017
Edgar Clayton Magill Jr., 69, Duncansville, died Tuesday April 25, 2006, at Altoona Regional Health System, Bon Secours Hospital Campus emergency room.
He was born January 14, 1937, son of the late Edgar C. and Helen (Piper) Magill. He married Laura Mae Varner October 26, 1957, in Berryville, Va.
He was a 1954 graduate of Hollidaysburg High School and graduated from the carpentry program at the Williamson Trade School, Media.
Mr. Magill was a life member of Evangelical Lutheran Church, Duncansville, serving as a greeter and communion assistant.
He worked eight years in the building industry before joining the McLanahan Corp. as a pattern maker, retiring in 2000 after 34 years of service.
Mr. Magill was active in the Boy Scouts, played Softball for the Gorsuch Pharmacy team, coached Little League, Teener, Midget and Pee Wee leagues in baseball and coached youth bowling.
He was chairman of the Duncansville Community Days Committee for 10 years. Mr. Magill also was a life member of the Duncansville Fire Company served on the board of the Ambulance Association and served on the EMS board of directors. He was a member of the Indian Guides and PSAB board of directors.
Mr. Magill served as justice of the peace for 12 years and in 1986, he was elected mayor of Duncansville, serving for 20 years. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Mayors Association and the Association of Mayors of Boroughs of Pennsylvania. He also had served as a member of the Zoning Hearing Board and Planning Commission of Duncansville.
He was a member of Portage Lodge 220 F&AM, Hollidaysburg; AASR Valley of Altoona; Jaffa Temple, AAONMS, Jaffa Provost Guard and Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Forest 131.
His hobbies were woodworking, coin collecting, bowling, hunting, taking trips with the Tall Cedars, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren.
Surviving are his wife; two sons: Edgar C. Magill III and wife, Shirley, of Akron, Ohio, and Bruce A. Magill of Columbus, Ohio; a daughter, Donna A. Albright and husband, David, of Duncansville, with whom he resided; eight grandchildren: Kaytlyn and Andrew Magill of Columbus, Ohio, Larissa, Emily and Sara Kyler and Abby Albright, all of Duncansville, Sean and Scott Albright of Altoona; a great-grandson, Gian Albright of Altoona; and three brothers: Donald of Johnson City, N.Y., Albert of Maple Hollow and Robert of Lilly.
Friends will be received from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday at Sorge Funeral Home, Hollidaysburg, where a Masonic service will be held at 6:45 p.m. and firemen's service will be held at 7:15 p.m.
Friends will also be received from 10:00 to the 11:00 a.m. funeral services Saturday at Evangelical Lutheran Church, Duncansville, the Rev. Jaime G. Olson officiating.
Interment at Carson Valley Cemetery.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be given to the church or Shriner Children's Hospitals.
Sorge Funeral Home web page
Burial: April 29, 2006, Carson Valley Cemetery - Allegheny Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
================================
Forwarded by Michael Imler Dodson:
Duncansville mayor keeps best interest of town at heart
By Jason M. Prucey, Staff Writer
Edgar C. Magill Jr. was born and raised in Duncansville.
In fact, Magill, 62, has spent his whole life in Duncansville -- save three years when he went to a trade school in Philadelphia to learn carpentry
Upon his return, Magil was quick to make his mark on the town, busying himself building or remodeling many of the homes and buildings that comprise Duncansville's brick and mortar.
Magill has been a lifelong fireman at the Duncansville Volunteer Fire Department. He attended the now defunct Duncansville school system before he graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School.
He raised a family in Duncansville, he loves Duncansville, and he would never dream of leaving this town.
It's only fitting that Magill is the mayor of Duncansville. And as mayor, his mission is simple.
"I just like to do what is best for the most people in town, even if it's not good for me," Magill says. "It's a small town; we're going to keep it that way. There's no room for expansion.''
Of course, Magill is the first to admit little has changed in Duncansville in the 12 years since he took office. There are some new shops and a few more people, but that's about it. And Magill says that's just fine with him.
"It's a nice quiet little town. We don't have any problems with crime. This is a nice little town. You used to be able to say you knew everybody (in Duncansville). Now it's a little tough," he says.
For Magill, there's another side to being mayor along with serving the community: it's all about family tradition. Magill's father, Edgar Magill Sr., was a Duncansville tax collector and later justice of the peace before he became the town's first mayor in 1968.
Unable to hold the offices of both justice of the peace and mayor, Magill's father appointed him justice of the peace. Nearly 20 years and two mayors later, Magill became mayor in 1987. Magill is running unopposed in this year's election.
Magill says being mayor is gratifying and enjoyable, especially because holding office in a small town means much less of the haughty formality that is typical of big-city politics and a more relaxed approach to dealing with people.
While not tending to his official duties as mayor, Magill continues to work at McLanahan's, where he has been employed for nearly 34 years.
Magill profile
Mayor Edgar C. Magill Jr. of Duncansville
Job: Pattern-maker at McLanahan's
Time served as Mayor: 12 years
Education: Graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School; graduated in carpentry from Williamson Trade School in Philadelphia.
Family: Wife Laura, three children and four granddaughters
Goal tor Duncansville: To do whatever is best for Duncansville residents
Quotable: I just like to be close to home." - Altoona Mirror, 24 July 1999 (Altoona, Pennsylvania)
======================================================
Albert Magill and Bertha Jane Heller
Albert Blair Piper and Anna May Stiffler
====================================
Obituary of Edgar Clayton Magill Jr. forwarded by Michael Imler Dodson on 8/26/2017
Edgar Clayton Magill Jr., 69, Duncansville, died Tuesday April 25, 2006, at Altoona Regional Health System, Bon Secours Hospital Campus emergency room.
He was born January 14, 1937, son of the late Edgar C. and Helen (Piper) Magill. He married Laura Mae Varner October 26, 1957, in Berryville, Va.
He was a 1954 graduate of Hollidaysburg High School and graduated from the carpentry program at the Williamson Trade School, Media.
Mr. Magill was a life member of Evangelical Lutheran Church, Duncansville, serving as a greeter and communion assistant.
He worked eight years in the building industry before joining the McLanahan Corp. as a pattern maker, retiring in 2000 after 34 years of service.
Mr. Magill was active in the Boy Scouts, played Softball for the Gorsuch Pharmacy team, coached Little League, Teener, Midget and Pee Wee leagues in baseball and coached youth bowling.
He was chairman of the Duncansville Community Days Committee for 10 years. Mr. Magill also was a life member of the Duncansville Fire Company served on the board of the Ambulance Association and served on the EMS board of directors. He was a member of the Indian Guides and PSAB board of directors.
Mr. Magill served as justice of the peace for 12 years and in 1986, he was elected mayor of Duncansville, serving for 20 years. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Mayors Association and the Association of Mayors of Boroughs of Pennsylvania. He also had served as a member of the Zoning Hearing Board and Planning Commission of Duncansville.
He was a member of Portage Lodge 220 F&AM, Hollidaysburg; AASR Valley of Altoona; Jaffa Temple, AAONMS, Jaffa Provost Guard and Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Forest 131.
His hobbies were woodworking, coin collecting, bowling, hunting, taking trips with the Tall Cedars, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren.
Surviving are his wife; two sons: Edgar C. Magill III and wife, Shirley, of Akron, Ohio, and Bruce A. Magill of Columbus, Ohio; a daughter, Donna A. Albright and husband, David, of Duncansville, with whom he resided; eight grandchildren: Kaytlyn and Andrew Magill of Columbus, Ohio, Larissa, Emily and Sara Kyler and Abby Albright, all of Duncansville, Sean and Scott Albright of Altoona; a great-grandson, Gian Albright of Altoona; and three brothers: Donald of Johnson City, N.Y., Albert of Maple Hollow and Robert of Lilly.
Friends will be received from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday at Sorge Funeral Home, Hollidaysburg, where a Masonic service will be held at 6:45 p.m. and firemen's service will be held at 7:15 p.m.
Friends will also be received from 10:00 to the 11:00 a.m. funeral services Saturday at Evangelical Lutheran Church, Duncansville, the Rev. Jaime G. Olson officiating.
Interment at Carson Valley Cemetery.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be given to the church or Shriner Children's Hospitals.
Sorge Funeral Home web page
Burial: April 29, 2006, Carson Valley Cemetery - Allegheny Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
================================
Forwarded by Michael Imler Dodson:
Duncansville mayor keeps best interest of town at heart
By Jason M. Prucey, Staff Writer
Edgar C. Magill Jr. was born and raised in Duncansville.
In fact, Magill, 62, has spent his whole life in Duncansville -- save three years when he went to a trade school in Philadelphia to learn carpentry
Upon his return, Magil was quick to make his mark on the town, busying himself building or remodeling many of the homes and buildings that comprise Duncansville's brick and mortar.
Magill has been a lifelong fireman at the Duncansville Volunteer Fire Department. He attended the now defunct Duncansville school system before he graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School.
He raised a family in Duncansville, he loves Duncansville, and he would never dream of leaving this town.
It's only fitting that Magill is the mayor of Duncansville. And as mayor, his mission is simple.
"I just like to do what is best for the most people in town, even if it's not good for me," Magill says. "It's a small town; we're going to keep it that way. There's no room for expansion.''
Of course, Magill is the first to admit little has changed in Duncansville in the 12 years since he took office. There are some new shops and a few more people, but that's about it. And Magill says that's just fine with him.
"It's a nice quiet little town. We don't have any problems with crime. This is a nice little town. You used to be able to say you knew everybody (in Duncansville). Now it's a little tough," he says.
For Magill, there's another side to being mayor along with serving the community: it's all about family tradition. Magill's father, Edgar Magill Sr., was a Duncansville tax collector and later justice of the peace before he became the town's first mayor in 1968.
Unable to hold the offices of both justice of the peace and mayor, Magill's father appointed him justice of the peace. Nearly 20 years and two mayors later, Magill became mayor in 1987. Magill is running unopposed in this year's election.
Magill says being mayor is gratifying and enjoyable, especially because holding office in a small town means much less of the haughty formality that is typical of big-city politics and a more relaxed approach to dealing with people.
While not tending to his official duties as mayor, Magill continues to work at McLanahan's, where he has been employed for nearly 34 years.
Magill profile
Mayor Edgar C. Magill Jr. of Duncansville
Job: Pattern-maker at McLanahan's
Time served as Mayor: 12 years
Education: Graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School; graduated in carpentry from Williamson Trade School in Philadelphia.
Family: Wife Laura, three children and four granddaughters
Goal tor Duncansville: To do whatever is best for Duncansville residents
Quotable: I just like to be close to home." - Altoona Mirror, 24 July 1999 (Altoona, Pennsylvania)
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